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The way my cable company has things set up, one must use a convertor box in order to receive premium channels.
I have my system set up with a splitter before the convertor, which takes one signal directly to the TV, the other to the convertor, the output of which goes to the VCR (thus allowing me to tape any channel). (VCR-to-TV connection is via video, not RF.)The direct-to-TV signal is generally pretty clear. However, the signal to the VCR is noticeably noisier (compromising the quality of any premium channel I watch, and of any recording I make). Is this due mainly to the convertor box, the extra cables, or both? What might help the situation?
Any advice would be appreciated.
P.S. The cable signal is also split upon entering the house, to feed three other TVs in separate rooms.
Follow Ups:
Just a reminder that RF signals need only a teeny tiny bit loose connection to start looking bad.
It sounds like you could have one of four problems:
1) Bad cable box
2) Bad video out on your vcr
3) Bad video in on your tv
4) Bad coax or video cables
I work for a cable company, I would like to offer you some advice. I would, as stated in the post above, try the setup minus the vcr(if your cable box has video out's). If that has no improvement, hook the vcr back up and try taking out the converter and see what the quality looks like. If your cable box has no video out, try hooking it up to your tv via the coax(rf). If you are using crappy Radio Shack cable, get rid of it. Use sheilded RG-56 cable with the screw on fittings, NO PUSH-ON CONNECTORS, they are garbage as well. It's basically a process of elimination.
My guess is that your cable box is bad.
Good Luck!
I had noticed the same thing, but not as noticable as yours. Get the vcr out of the loop and see what happens. Have you browsed the cable asylum??
What kind of splitter, coax, Interconnects from the cable box, and what kind of cable box do you have and is the cable digital. Let me know as I can probably help.
I have just went through all of this. Tore out all the cable and splitters and started from scratch. I've become somewhat of a HDTV junky now as the picture is incredible.
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